Which imperial motive was based on a nation’s desire to gain power, to compete with other European countries and to expand territory? a. exploratory
b. economic
c. political
d. No answers listed are correct

Political.

Explanation:

There are 5 basic imperial motives that a country can use to justify its imperialism practice:

- Economic motives.

This motives is intended to obtain the most profit possible by taking control over another country's resources and labor.

- Exploratory motives

This motive is intended to explore the unknown. In the past, this means taking a journey to the territories that haven't discovered in the map.

- Ethnocentric motives

This motive is intended to force the people in another country to adopt a certain cultural values.

- Religious Motives

This motive is intended to force the people in another country to adopt a certain religion

- Political motives

This motive is intended to gain influence that help a country in the competition to achieve supremacy over other countries in the world. This is what described  in the question above.

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